Leadership Team
Dominium’s leadership team sets the direction, tone, and vision for the entire organization. These skilled professionals, with complementary expertise, work together to build and grow the organization.
Board of Directors
Prior to his retirement in February 2018, Armand Brachman served as a Managing Partner of Dominium and was responsible for all aspects of the business. Since 1979 when Mr. Brachman joined Dominium, the firm has grown from managing 2,700 units to more than 28,000 units in 22 states.
Mr. Brachman has extensive experience working with federal, state and local housing programs. His current commitment to the developmental process of the trade sheds light on a variety of issues including community and site identification, site control, municipal approvals, architectural programming, financing, construction management, marketing and management.
Mr. Brachman is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison real estate program.
Mr. Brachman is a member of the Council of Affordable Housing Owners – best practices group, and is a member of the Drake Bank Board. He is also on the Board of Trustees and Operations Committee for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.
Mr. Brachman is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.
As Managing Partner, Paul Sween is responsible for all aspects of the business. Active in the multi-housing industry since 1981, he joined Dominium in 1989. During his involvement, the company has grown from managing 2,700 units to more than 28,000 units in 23 states.
Prior to his employment with Dominium, Mr. Sween worked with the international accounting firm Ernst & Young. He was also a principal in a development and property management firm that syndicated existing apartment projects, and completed low income tax credit and historic rehab projects.
Mr. Sween is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Mr. Sween is a committed Board Chair member of the Minnesota Housing Partnership – affordable housing advocacy group, the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors and is a member of the Council of Affordable Housing Owners – best practices group. He also serves as a tutor with CommonBond Study Buddies, a program that engages volunteers with youth as homework mentors.
Mr. Sween is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.
As Partner and Senior Vice President, Mark Moorhouse is responsible for the day-to-day business operations for the growing group of nearly 60 professionals in the Development and Acquisitions department who focus on affordable housing.
Mr. Moorhouse is experienced working with various federal, state and local housing programs. Since joining Dominium in 1996, he has worked on several significant portfolio acquisitions, new project developments, and the acquisition of existing apartment projects. Mr. Moorhouse is currently involved in leading the team in all aspects of the development process. In addition, he has been instrumental in completing numerous structured finance transitions at Dominium. He has played an integral role in helping the company grow from managing 6,400 units in 1996 to more than 28,000 units in 23 states today.
Mr. Moorhouse received his Bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University and has since earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
Mr. Moorhouse is on the Board and is the Co-Head of the Financing Committee at Summit Academy, an organization established in 1996 that helps low-income individuals obtain the job skills training needed to secure well-paid employment and, ultimately, to lead a more stable and rewarding life. He is also involved with Minnesota Housing Partnership in a fundraising capacity.
Mr. Moorhouse is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.
Executive Committee
As Managing Partner, Paul Sween is responsible for all aspects of the business. Active in the multi-housing industry since 1981, he joined Dominium in 1989. During his involvement, the company has grown from managing 2,700 units to more than 28,000 units in 23 states.
Prior to his employment with Dominium, Mr. Sween worked with the international accounting firm Ernst & Young. He was also a principal in a development and property management firm that syndicated existing apartment projects, and completed low income tax credit and historic rehab projects.
Mr. Sween is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Mr. Sween is a committed Board Chair member of the Minnesota Housing Partnership – affordable housing advocacy group, the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors and is a member of the Council of Affordable Housing Owners – best practices group. He also serves as a tutor with CommonBond Study Buddies, a program that engages volunteers with youth as homework mentors.
Mr. Sween is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.
As Partner and Senior Vice President, Mark Moorhouse is responsible for the day-to-day business operations for the growing group of nearly 60 professionals in the Development and Acquisitions department who focus on affordable housing.
Mr. Moorhouse is experienced working with various federal, state and local housing programs. Since joining Dominium in 1996, he has worked on several significant portfolio acquisitions, new project developments, and the acquisition of existing apartment projects. Mr. Moorhouse is currently involved in leading the team in all aspects of the development process. In addition, he has been instrumental in completing numerous structured finance transitions at Dominium. He has played an integral role in helping the company grow from managing 6,400 units in 1996 to more than 28,000 units in 23 states today.
Mr. Moorhouse received his Bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University and has since earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
Mr. Moorhouse is on the Board and is the Co-Head of the Financing Committee at Summit Academy, an organization established in 1996 that helps low-income individuals obtain the job skills training needed to secure well-paid employment and, ultimately, to lead a more stable and rewarding life. He is also involved with Minnesota Housing Partnership in a fundraising capacity.
Mr. Moorhouse is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.
As a Partner and Senior Vice President at Dominium, Brendt Rusten preforms acquisitions and dispositions for the firms owned portfolio, representing more than 3.5 billion in multifamily assets and over 30,000 apartments units.
Mr. Rusten has been actively involved in multifamily acquisition, development and management for more than 35 years. He began his career managing a portfolio of multifamily units for a Midwest-based development and management firm. He initially joined Dominium in 1984, eventually running its Property Management Company. In 1994, Mr. Rusten began providing private consulting services to the multifamily industry, and asset management reviews on more than 5,000 multifamily assets throughout the United States. In 2008, he re-joined Dominium as Senior Vice President. He serves on Dominium’s Executive Committee and Dominium’s Credit Committee.
He is active in a series of philanthropic activities, including:
Dominium Foundation
Brendt Rusten is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where it operates.
International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology (ICAST)
He serves as a board member of ICAST. ICAST provides energy retrofits, consulting, and investment capital for smarter multifamily housing. ICAST has retrofitted more than 5,100 multifamily housing units, created 521 sustainable jobs, invested 15 million dollars in local communities, saved 23 million dollars in utility expenses and reduced carbon emissions by over 12,000 tons.
PC’s for People
He serves as a board member of PC’s for People. PCs for People refurbishes desktop and laptop computers for distribution to eligible recipients. To date the organization has distributed over 70,000 computers and thousands of internet connections to low income households. The organization currently has offices in St. Paul, Minnesota, Denver Colorado and Cleveland Ohio with plans for further expansion. PCs for People also provides free pick up and recycling of electronic waste from businesses, educational and governmental organizations. PCs for People is the only recycling business in Minnesota, and one of only two in Colorado that has both NAID AAA and R2 certifications.
Hennepin Theater Trust
He and his wife Patty are Guarantors to Hennepin Theater Trust. Established in 2000 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Hennepin Theater Trust was created to assume responsibility for, and guarantee the future of the State, Orpheum and Pantages Theatres which line Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. Today, Hennepin Theatre Trust continues to operate, preserve and program these historic theatres. As the long term owner, operator and principal programmer of these amazing venues, the Trust presents a broad array of live entertainment that enriches the community.
He is also one of the original founding Board Members of the Midwest Association of HUD Management Agents and continues to be actively involved in many of the affordable housing industry’s major trade associations. He is a regular speaker at many national affordable housing conferences across the country.
As Partner and Senior Vice President, John “Jack” Sipes leads Dominium’s property management department, handling more than 28,000 owned/managed units in 23 states. He is responsible for managing all property management operations staff along with the marketing, maintenance and purchasing, and compliance functions. He is particularly proud of his focused efforts to develop leaders at all levels of Dominium.
Mr. Sipes is a West Point graduate and has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Texas at Austin. After proudly serving his country as a US Army officer throughout the world, he embarked on a career of progressive leadership in property management at Archstone, CWS Capital Partners, and WinnResidential.
Mr. Sipes has a long history of charitable outreach in his community. Within Dominium, he leads the firm’s employee outreach efforts as Chair of the BRIDGE program and as President of the non-profit Employee Emergency Fund. He has served youth athletics in many roles—including coach, referee, administrator, commissioner and fan.
Mr. Sipes is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.
As Partner, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Tim Allen is responsible for the leadership and oversight of the accounting, finance and tax functions for Dominium. In addition, he is responsible for the management of human resources, information technology, and other administration functions.
Mr. Allen brings years of experience in the oversight of finance, human resources, and information technology. Prior to joining Dominium, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for Quest Education. Previously, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Pro Staff.
Mr. Allen has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Strategic Management from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
Mr. Allen is on the state board for the ARC of Minnesota. He is also active in several activities that support youth sports, and does advocacy work for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Mr. Allen is a founding contributor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates.
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Dominium is proud to house some of the brightest and most innovative professionals in the property management and development industry. All of those in Dominium’s three departments help to build trusting and financially rewarding partnerships.